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HollyS

HollyS

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A girl in my office became engaged over the weekend. Now . . . bearing in mind that all diamonds look like cloudy crap under the usual office lights and only good diamonds have any shine at all; her princess solitaire is too clear, too shiny, with all the facets clearly defined. Kind of like glass. It looks to be 1.5 - 2.0 ct on a simple band. The band also looks too silvery if that makes any sense. She is not showing it off; someone else drew my attention to it. Does it sound like a CZ on a sterling band to anyone else? Either that, or she has an absolutely flawless diamond?

I know nothing compared to everyone else here when it comes to diamonds. What do you think? And, no. I don't care if it actually is a CZ. What other people like is fine with me. I said, "Pretty; congratulations!" and I meant it.
 
Whether or not it’s a diamond, your co-worker is wearing it to celebrate her engagement. You did the right thing when you congratulated her. Speculating about whether the stone is real is a waste of time.:))
 
You can get engaged with a ring pop if it suits. Not like she's hurting anyone.
 
Of course, she can get engaged with a ring pop. That isn't why I'm asking for opinions.

Let me be as clear as I can be: Whether the ring is a CZ is not the point of my post. I wondered if I have a good eye, if I know what I see when I look at a stone, if I have any clue at all about what I'm looking at. Because I'm curious about what I know or don't know. Have I learned anything by osmosis here at PS for the last 11-ish years?

I'm not casting shade on her choice or her fiance's choice. Or even speculating if it is a 'place holder' ring for a different one down the road. Whatever they want is what they should have.
 
My experience has been that I can tell if something is fake. My favorite jewelry store sometimes puts CZ placeholders in their mountings, and I can almost always tell what's what. Of course, when they are sitting right next to some awesome real diamond, it's not really all that hard.

I think you're spidey sense is probably right. If it looks good but not right, it probably isn't.

And nice to see you Holly. :))
 
Ask her is it real?...:mrgreen2:
 
HI:

Stimulants were created for lots of reasons, and perhaps even to fool the "experts"?

cheers--Sharon
 
I've yet to see a simulant or moissy that I couldn't ID from real diamond.
 
canuk-gal said:
Stimulants were created for lots of reasons,
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Why yes...yes they were and I'm quite fond of some of those reasons.

LOL Sharon, that was one of the funniest typos I've seen in a while, err, unless of course the error was caused by you partaking of a stimulant and trying to type, then it is one of the funniest typos of all time.
 
Matata said:
Why yes...yes they were and I'm quite fond of some of those reasons.

LOL Sharon, that was one of the funniest typos I've seen in a while, err, unless of course the error was caused by you partaking of a stimulant and trying to type, then it is one of the funniest typos of all time.
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You caught me!:lol-2: I can't fool anyone here!:twirl: hhahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaa
 
ksinger said:
My experience has been that I can tell if something is fake. My favorite jewelry store sometimes puts CZ placeholders in their mountings, and I can almost always tell what's what. Of course, when they are sitting right next to some awesome real diamond, it's not really all that hard.

I think you're spidey sense is probably right. If it looks good but not right, it probably isn't.

And nice to see you Holly. :))
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It was time to pop in. :wavey:
 
HollyS said:
It was time to pop in. :wavey:
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By which I hope you meant that Christmas is coming and you are gearing up to take a huge part in the Pricescope holiday music thread this year! ;))

Deb :wavey:
 
Hi Holly! Welcome back. I don't have anything to add to the CZ diamond thing because I really don't care what people have but would be delighted to tell her Congratulations and that it was pretty. Glad to see you again. :wavey:
 
I'm guessing that your instincts are probably right. The real shame would be if she thought it was a real diamond and then somehow later found out that it wasn't. If it is not, hopefully they both know it and are on the same page with that knowledge.
 
Hi Holly,
I just re-read your post and you said it's a princess cut solitaire? For me, and princess cut CZ looks completely different in faceting than a princess cut diamond. I was told it was due to the refractive differences between the Cubic Zirconia and a diamond, and they cannot cut a square CZ the same way as a diamond, it would not sparkle at all. I have purchased several CZ earrings for my daughter (cos she is only 13 and always losing earrings, but never purchased princess cut CZs (even though she prefers the square cut), because they look too fake!
 
You could take her hand, honestly gush over her beautiful ring, and ask her where she got it. Most people would love to talk about their diamond buying experience.
This might give you a clue about the origin of the ring, and satisfy your curiosity.
 
...or you could ask to loupe it.

Deb
:saint:

That wasn't the real me talking. I felt I had to continue stracci's line of thinking for some reason. The real me says that you have done your job already. She got engaged. You wished her good luck. End of your job. ;))
 
AGBF said:
...or you could ask to loupe it.

Deb
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That wasn't the real me talking. I felt I had to continue stracci's line of thinking for some reason. The real me says that you have done your job already. She got engaged. You wished her good luck. End of your job. ;))
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Haha, Deb! From one Deb to another...
I didn't mean to sound like a jerk or anything.....
 
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I get it. I got engaged with a CZ. I had a choice and I decided I wanted the house, landscaping and furniture. It was a great little place holder for three years. Thank God diamond fever didn't hit until years later.

Getting engaged is such a happy time in your life. I would have told anyone who asked me the truth about the stone being a CZ. My close friends and family all knew.
 
Maybe it is CZ, maybe it is a flawless princess.
I would counsel being kind, as you have been, and congratulating her on her engagement.
She is not showing off the ring so no questions or comments would be appropriate, or polite.

When I was engaged for my first marriage---I had no engagement ring. I was expecting one and did not receive one. I remember how humiliating it was when people asked to see my engagement ring when hearing I was getting married.

So congratulate her and ask her about her wedding plans. You don't really know the situation or what is going on behind the scenes.
 
Elizabeth35 said:
Maybe it is CZ, maybe it is a flawless princess.
I would counsel being kind, as you have been, and congratulating her on her engagement.
She is not showing off the ring so no questions or comments would be appropriate, or polite.

When I was engaged for my first marriage---I had no engagement ring. I was expecting one and did not receive one. I remember how humiliating it was when people asked to see my engagement ring when hearing I was getting married.

So congratulate her and ask her about her wedding plans. You don't really know the situation or what is going on behind the scenes.
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I would never dream of asking her questions about the ring, or asking anyone at the office about the ring. The only thing anyone should ever say in response to an engagement or marriage announcement is "Congratulations!" She's a lovely person and I'm very happy for her.
 
Good---that's how it should be!
It is nice that you are happy for her.

I did not in any way mean to imply you were not being anything but kind to her.:wavey:
 
Maybe it’s a CZ maybe it’s a flawless D colour diamond. She’s engaged and loves her ring and is proudly showing it off. Yay. HoweverI, if it’s the former, let’s hope her fiancé hasn’t implied it’s the latter. One should never ask or question anyone, even a best friend, about their “diamond” unless directly asked or the information is offered. When I was much younger I did a terrible thing. I did tell a co worker, without thinking and without being asked, that her “diamond” was a CZ. She got very upset and insisted that her fiancé had spent thousands on it, she knew because they had a joint account. Turned out that he had in fact lost a lot of money gambling and had indeed passed a CZ ring off as an expensive diamond because he didn’t want her to find out his gambling mistake/ problem. So there were no “winners” - and I never say anything ever about anyone’s rings, even if I know, I just tell them it’s beautiful and I hope they love it.
 
HollyS said:
Thanks, Kenny! How are things with you these days?
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Thanks for asking, but not so good.
SO is in horrible health with CHF, congestive heart failure.
We're taking it one day at a time here.

Hope you and yours are doing well.
 
HollyS said:
Absolutely not. Never. YOU would do that. My momma taught me better.
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Bring a diamond tester to work and ask her if you can test it...:wink2:
 
I'm always just naturally curious about jewelry. I probably assume about 90% of what I see out and about is synthetic. Then the other day, I was wearing my "good" ring and someone commented on it and I could tell they thought it was fake, lol. What goes around comes around I guess. :)) I had an internal chuckle about that.
 
More likely than not your hunch is correct. And the fact this is not waving it around, means, well most probably she knows it's a cz, and her and her fiance have their own reasons for that. Tell her it's a beautiful ring; if she wants to share more she will. Otherwise be happy for her engagement!
 
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